More than half. That’s how many miles of Pittsburgh’s paved roads city leaders say receive the lowest-possible rating -- a zero -- meaning they are in need of immediate repair, according to a ratings system used by city inspectors.

Speaking on pothole-dotted Brookline Boulevard Wednesday, Peduto announced the city is taking steps to solve the problem. More money will be put toward road repairs in future years. City leaders are developing a long-term plan. And technology is being used to streamline the response and repair process following calls to the city’s 311 complaint hotline.

But he also said some rough areas will stay that way, for now.

“But I have to tell the people of Pittsburgh the problem is beyond what we are going to be able to solve this year,” Peduto said.

Peduto said the city can only afford to pave 27 miles of streets this year. At the same time, there are 866 miles of paved road in the city and officials say 550 miles are in desperate need of repair. For now, Peduto said he’s instructed crews to focus on quality and not quantity when making repairs.

“Where instead of just dumping asphalt into a hole on primary streets with major potholes a crew will come out to cut it, then we will fill it and seal it, so the life of that one pothole (repair) will be double as well,” Peduto said.

Peduto also said politics won’t be influencing which roads are paved first, saying he hasn’t seen which stretches are on the list for this year. He said high-traffic primary streets that have had the most complaints are priority.

Peduto also said he’s looking into buying technology where cameras mounted under city vehicles would automatically scan the road surface as they drive around and be analyzed by a computer making it easier for officials to stay on top of which areas are most in need of repairs.